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A. MV. AGKLN.

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Patented June 14, 1898.

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(No ModeL) A, M. AGKLIN.

CONVEYER.

Patented June 14 'UNnfEu-l STATES @einem linrinfi ALFRED n. AonLiN, onrrrrsnune, rnxx'srrxzwu, .isanmin 'ro infime -vrA'rrnnson-f, onsnnnlimes-1. l

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SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. CvllJ dated June 14,1898.`

Application filed Jnniniry l5, i897. Ferinl No, il 9,32". (No model.)

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le it known tlni'b 1, Amman M. l-\C1 i.i.\",' .-1 resident ol Pittsburg,in the eounly of Allegheny und Slate of Peihinsylvnnin,`ln1re iu- 5ventednnenaind useful Improvement, in Conv Veyers; ind I do herebydeclare-ille follow ing lo be n full, elenr, nud exnei des-friptionthereof. l

lily invention relates loy eonreyers. xo .My inveution coinpriseseerlninnovel fentures in eonveyers, nfll of `which will'be fully hereinafterseb forth and elniined. To enable others skilled in the nrt to nnikennduse my inveniioin n'ill deseribe the sinne 15 more fully, referringto the neeoxnpnnyingl drnwings, in whiehw- 'Figure l is n, longitudinalView el' my iniproved conveyor, showing the trough in seetion. Fig. jlis n like View, `on an v`enlarged 2o Senle. Fig. Sie nseetion' on' theline 3 8, Fig. 2. Fig. l is n. detail View of the reciprocating l'rznne.Fi". ASis :i rem View of oue`of the nights nud the manner innhieh it isoonneeted Lo the reciprocating frnnie. vFig'. Uis 25 :Lerobs-seelionofthe suine. Figs. 7 :1nd S )are views of n modified forni of flight. l

Like lttinicatlilie parte in eneh of ihe figures. A. j" l lh'e letter a'm the,drniringsjdesignates n 3o trouglior like inelosure'eonlnining thesmid, ashes, ,oi-'other nnplerinl tefl'ie eonveyed'ninl which innyhofintrodueedinto' Said tro gli in nny suitable ninnner. 'i'f'iliiritough wie prei'- embly formed ely the eln'innel-bnrs a', consi-i-Luli'ng ille sillon ind the bottoni ui', riveted together. 'y 'leslingonlne upper llnng .isol'lhe'ehnunellinrs d :und seein-'ed 'therein.Lisuil'nlile inierrnis nre the slnnilnrdsl, ran' iSinndzufdslinving thelnfnriugs l1 nl l. .genden in whieh ille Similis i: 'aire 'i Keyed tolhe rsh-nfl?, (":Lre ille `Wheels il, Sui-5l wiieflw lng thennnulnnrilinif fol-ined on ifiwir ne rinhorien. ',lhese nnnulzn rilm'il' of tho nflieeh; il nre nllniiled, lo enter lh'e elif-ls e e el' illelrnnie yl-`. rlhe [wine l? iSv inpened oi" he lmrizn'nlnl :ind 'pnrnllelanglo-burg' ,fw/",liolied liogellnfr :ind sesured ni their 'endel Le theun rigida f2, whereby lille .Slots o e' :ire formed, 5e willi wim-li thenunulnr ribs 1' of ille wher-l5 Z engnge. 'lhe upriglnfij"2 havetheilmses formed thereon, snid buses having the een# 'J enve seats f'.

Depending from the lonsesf olllie up rights fln-re the -Lli-'s'lnipedbellev y, held in 55 place by the nuts gsh" These U-shnped bolts ysupport` the eylindrienl bnr 72V. Wliile'l have illustrated this hui-7ias eylindrienliuni in the forni of-a pipe, vel l do not liinilymygell'l'o any particular forni ol lun", ns n .jsolid her or 6e onedillerent in cross-seelion nniy be eniployed, ifdesred. Where l-eniployn eylin-4 drienl bnr nneh :is illnnlrnted, the eonenfve sent jx4 of thebane fs nnulo en 'n vmailer curve than the eireunil'ereneeolfille eylin-65 drie-nl bnr in order Lo obtain :l iighier hold on Said eylindrienlbarn'heu the nnlsy'fof {hei bolts r/ ure lighlened up :nid :it l'hesziniouo linke up nu)V Wenr'wlrirli might 'leudlo lodsen seid bnr;

lll-.shaped beltgiangage. wiih the our 71, "sndvhollrs benigni-ranged:it feuilnhleinter ils npnri', und depeu'dinfjr from .Suid bolts rundsecured thereby nre the lli..flxt-l`r:unesvv 1f, Snid il'ghlli-:uneshnving the eoneni'e recesses 75 7e exigziging'nilh the lowerl'nees of the bnr ,hfsnid 'eonezire reeese; bein.;Y on n sxn'nller.eurve'thn-n the eireunilereneeol Snid-r hnrS `for the -purpose, nshereinhelore slnled, of geene i'ng'nfiiglit eonneelion iieln'e'en illeflight- Se lrnines :uid snid hnr. i The nuls il' hold sind 'lifhbfrnlnesin position. `l`he ll'ighli-fruness. illzwe the horizontal stripiifornied thereon nud the downwnrdly-pioieel ingY n rni/r". ,llie :strip715i has ilie'inelined/Fa )L formed ihere- 85 on. The lii.,ln.Lbastlmleniher or like ilexi-r hle hinge @seemed lili-rein :dung ilsupper edge by menne of lin; bells L3, n in'elnl siii-ip m extendingalong die renifnee ol snid Hight, said hinge l' being interposedhel-neen Snid 9o ntrip und the reni' fnee of'snid Hight. ilis gf in lansthe upwardly-ex!ending; irojee- 1n', ada lo engage with the inclinedieee konthafllighbfrmue. lieees oi' leather n or ether amiable:nnte-:inl nniy he secured 95 *wthfiaef the lligln, l nb lhe points*when 'he lower ende of the zii-m5 k impiugo .nnid 'nl, le winne ihenoise when the een Yoyo in lu' Hrnine.

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described may be suitable where the conveyer is used for conveying sandor like material, yet where it is desired to convey hot ashes suchleather hinge would not be able to stand the wear and tear. Accordinglyin Figs. 7 and 8 I have set forth the Iform of flight and flightframesuitable for conveying such materials as ashes. In that case the flighto has the metal bearings o secured thereto, within which the journals pon the flight-frame 7' engage, so as to form an ordinary metal hinge.'lhe .flight-frame r has l the square seat 'r' formed therein, intowhich a square bar may be inserted-where the cylindrical ba'r his notemployed. The flight-frame rhas the downwardly-proj eefin g arms r2,which support the flight o from tlie rear.

At one end of the bar h is the carriage s, said carriage having athreaded seat therein with which the threaded end of the bar h engages.Keyed in said carriage is the axles', on which are mounted the flangedwheels s', said wheels having flanges on their outer edges and beingadapted to move on the rails 1t, secured to the upper flanges of thechannelbars a. Secured to the projections u on said carriage is thepitman u', which is connected at its opposite end to the crank c, whichmay be driven in any suitable manner, said crank being so arranged, asshown in Fig. 1, that when rotating in the direction of the arrow thethrow of the pitman will be downwardin Isuch a way as to hold saidcarriage upon the rails t, or when the crankis 1n its lowest posi'f ionthodownward pull on the part o'f said pitman will tend to likewise holdsaid car-` It is apparent,A

ringe down upon the rails. however, that any suitable means may beemployed for reciprocating the rod h.

The operation of my improved conveyer is as f ollows: With the parts inthe Asition shown in Figs. 1 and 2, as the bar moves forward theflight-s, being supported in Itheir rear by the arms 7e against backwardmove- `in'ent, will advance the contents of the trough 'm the directionof the movement of the bar h. Upon the opposite movement, however, ofthe bar h the flight-moving in contact with the contents of the troughwill be swung forward to the positionsshown in dotted lines. .As themoven'i'entof the bar h is again reversed the fii gh ts will be swungback against the arms 7c, resuming the positions shown in full lilies inFigs. l and 3 and again causing the contents of the" trough to make afarther advance. In this manner by the continuous reciprocation ofthebz'tr h the contents will bel advanced through the trough, and whereit is desired to work from both ends of thetrongh the opening n7 may beformed at or about the middle of the 'tronginand the flights on oppositesides` ofsaid opening may be arranged in reverse positions, so that thecontents of the trough will be fed from opposite directions to saidopenings. The action of.' the swinging flights when moving in contactwith the materials to be conveyed will have a tendency to force up thebar h. This tendenc of.' the bar h to rise, howeveris obviated y thelower b 'ars f' of the frame F coming in contact witlLthe wheel d, theslot e in said bar receiving the rib d- .m on the rear of the flightengaging with the inclined face k on the llight-frarne. This projectionengaging with the face k* in thism anner acts to support the leather andprevent its buckling, whereb the wear on the leather is greatly diminishI wish itto be understood that I do not limit myself in any way to theparticular construction of ,parts shown, as these may be varied to suitdiflierent'circumstances and conditions without affecting the scope ofmy invention.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl 1. -In a conveyer the combination with a suitable receptacle, 'of areciprocating bar, a U-bolt engaging said bar, a flight-frame sccured tosaid ,l1-bolt, nnte engaging the free ends of said Ufboltgtohold saidflight-frame thereon, a swinging flight on said flight-frame, saidflight being supxrted'against backward mov ment, substan lly as setforth.

2. n a conveyer the combination with a suitable receptacle,of areciprocating bar having arounded contour, a U-bolt engaging thoro'unded portion of said bar, a flight-frame secured to said U -bolt,nuts engaging the free ends ofsaid U-bolt to hold said flight-[ramothereon,l said flight-frame having a concave recess'with which saidreciprocating bar engages, a swinging flight on said flight-frame, saidflight being supported against backward movement, substantially as setforth.

3. In a conveyer, the combination witha suitable receptacle of areciprocating frame, flight frames supported thereby, flights, hinges offlexible material connecting said flight-frames and flights, and meanson said flight frames for supporting said flights against backwardmovement, substantially as set forth.

4. In a eonveyer, the combination with a suitable receptacle of areciprocating bar, a flight-frame supported thereby, a flight, a hingeof flexible material connecting said flight-frame and flight, means onsaid flightframe 'forsupporting said flight against backward movement,and a projection on the rear face of said`flight engaging the rear faceof said flight-frame to support said hinge, substantially asset forth.

5. In a conveyor,the combination with 'a suitable receptacle of areciprocating frame, a flight-frame supported thereby, a flight, a hingeof flexible material connecting said flight-frame and flight, means onsaid flighthis, however, is prerco rio

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of said iiight-'frarne to support said hinge,

Vsubstantially as set forth.

. Werd movement, and a projection on the resi set forth.

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frame for supporting said 'Hight against back face of -said iiightengagingaii inclined face 6. In a conveyer, the combination` with asuitable receptacle of a reciprocating frame, a {iight-frame supportedthereby, a flight, a hinge of flexible material' connecting saidEight-frame and flight, said iicxibie material being interposed betweenthe rear fece ci said flight and a strip secured to said flight, saidStrip having a projection thereon adapted to engage With aninciined'face on seid flightframe,'substantially as set forth.

7. In a conveyor, the combination with a suitable receptacle, standardson said recep tacle, a wheel journaled in said standards, a framesupported by said Wheel, a bar supported thereby, swinging iiightsdepending from said bar, seid'iiights being supported against backwardmovement, and mechanism fo'r reciprocating said bar, substantially asv8. -In a conveyer, the combination with suitable receptacle ofstandards on seid re ceptacle, shaft in said standards, Wheel on saidshaft, said Wheel ha fing an annniarr on its periphery, n framesupported se wheel, seid franiehaving a slot into Wi' the rib on saidWheel enters, e 'Der supported 'by said frame, Flights depending frombar md entering said trough, said iiights being supported againstlmciiwerrdI movement, and mechanism for reciprocating said freine,

-snbstantiaily as set forth.

9. in a conveyer, the combination with a suitable receptacie, ofstandards on seid receptacle, a' shaft in said standards, Wheel on saidshaft, said wheel having an annular rib on its periphery, a iframesupported by said wheel, seid frame being composed of parallel bars, theupper o'if said parallel bars having e slot therein into which the ribon said wheel enters, the lower of said pnraliel bers having a like slottherein into which' the ri'o on seid Wheel is adapted to enter, a barsupported by said frame, iiights depending from said bar and enteringsaid trough, said flights being supported against backward movement andmechanism for reciprocating Said'irame, snbstaniiaiiy as set forth. intestimonywhereoi i, the said ALFRED AOKLiN, have hereunto set my hand. f

ALFRED M. ff., (Hihihi. Witnesses:

Roer. if. Terrien, f ROBERT C. Torrini?.

